Mysore to Kalpetta Mini Bus Hire for 14 to 25 People
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Edakkal Caves
Climb from the parking; closed on Mondays.
Chembra Peak
Trek with a permit; start early.
Pookode Lake
Pedal boats and a walk around.
Lakkidi View Point
Ghat view, short stop.
Banasura Sagar Dam
Speed boats and island views.
Soochipara Falls
Steps down through the forest.
Distance
135 km
From Mysore
Time
About 3.5 hr
Via Nanjangud, Muthanga and Sulthan Bathery
Starting from
₹ 10200
Same-day return, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹11,176 ₹13,386
+ ₹1886 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹11,758 ₹14,090
+ ₹1990 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹10,494 ₹12,581
+ ₹1781 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹12,922 ₹15,500
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹15,350 ₹18,419
+ ₹2619 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹13,022 ₹15,600
+ ₹2200 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹14,768 ₹17,714
+ ₹2514 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
25 km
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135 km
One meeting point
The mini bus starts at 6:30 am from one meeting point, with the coordinator holding the name list. Kalpetta is about three and a half hours away with halts. During Dasara, in September or October, traffic diversions slow the roads out of Mysore, so the start moves earlier on those dates. The bus heads south on the Nanjangud road. Bags go in the rear, and water and snacks stay under the seats for the forest.
Darshan halt
For a darshan, the group can stop at Nanjangud, 25 km from the start. The first shrine here is credited to the Western Ganga kings, and the town has drawn Shiva devotees for roughly ten centuries. The mini bus waits on the temple road while twenty people go in together, which takes about thirty minutes on a weekday. Everyone should be modestly dressed. Nanjangud also gives its name to an ayurvedic tooth powder made here for generations. After the temple the bus continues south.
Tea and diesel
At Gundlupet, an hour or so out, twenty people get a quarter of an hour for tea and restrooms. Bandipur's tigers live just 17 km away, so the townsfolk proudly call this the Land of Tigers. There are only small eateries, which is why breakfast waits for Kerala. While the group drinks tea the driver fills diesel, and the coordinator does one head count before the bus pulls out, because the next part of the road runs through protected forest without a single halt.
Wildlife belt
Muthanga, about 100 km from Mysore, is part of the southern half of the Wayanad sanctuary, together with Bathery and Kurichiat. Tiger, leopard, gaur, sloth bear and dhole live here, though from the bus the group mostly sees deer and elephants. White rumped and red headed vultures nest in this forest. The mini bus does not stop on the highway, and the road is closed from 9 pm to 6 am.
Group breakfast
Sulthan Bathery, 110 km from Mysore, is the breakfast halt, at a hotel the driver knows can serve twenty at one sitting. Puttu or appam with curry and a round of tea take about thirty five minutes. Cricket lovers in the group may want to hear about the Krishnagiri ground near the town, set at about 2,100 ft. Pepper and cardamom are on sale in the market. From Bathery the mini bus has only a 25 km run to Kalpetta, through coffee country.
One hotel for the group
Kalpetta comes about three and a half hours after the Mysore start. The mini bus stops at the group's hotel, which should have parking at the gate; some resort tracks are too narrow for a bus, so check access when you book. The town is the administrative centre of Wayanad and lies around 780 m up, so nights are cool. Local farms send their coffee and spices to the town market, and Uravu at nearby Thrikkaipetta makes bamboo crafts that the group can visit.
Booking a Mysore to Kalpetta mini bus for 20 friends and a Wayanad weekend? It reaches most resorts and takes the Lakkidi and Banasura roads well. We collect from the Mysuru railway station, a hostel or two homes. Ask for mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Route | One way | Kalpetta and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Kalpetta via Gundlupet and Sulthan Bathery | About 135 km | About 270 km | About 3.5 hr with stops |
The round trip is about 270 km, billed at 300 km for a day. A weekend of two days is billed at 600 km. The rate covers diesel and the driver; driver bata starts at ₹600 a day, and tolls, parking, state permits and GST come at the real cost. AC or non-AC, as you book.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 1 day, 300 km | 2 days, 600 km |
|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹32 | ₹10,200 | ₹20,400 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹34 | ₹10,900 | ₹21,800 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 | |
₹46 | ₹14,500 | ₹29,000 | |
₹36 | ₹11,500 | ₹23,000 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Kerala permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 2 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹920 a person.
14 to 16: 16 seater mini bus. For up to 18: 18 seater mini bus. 22 or fewer: 22 seater mini bus. For up to 25: 25 seater mini bus.
Group of 30? The Mysore to Kalpetta bus. Elders along? The Mysore to Kalpetta Force Urbania. Big groups: bus on rent in Mysore.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
For a mini bus, Kalpetta is about 135 km from Mysore, close to 270 km if the group comes back the same way. The route is NH766: Nanjangud, Gundlupet, the Bandipur and Muthanga forest, then Sulthan Bathery and a short climb to Kalpetta. Allow roughly three and a half hours, counting a breakfast stop for the group.
Only if the driver drives late at night; then a night allowance is added. The mini bus night bata is ₹600 to ₹700, by size.
The 22 seater. Sizes on mini bus on rent in Mysore.
Day one Edakkal and Pookode, day two Banasura and Lakkidi. Chembra needs its own morning.
No. Tolls, Kerala entry tax, parking and GST are extra. A 20 seater for one day, 300 km is ₹10,900 with ₹700 driver's allowance.
Yes, on request. One way costs ₹2 more per km than the return rate; the quote states the km.
Yes, a little. Between June and September Wayanad gets heavy rain, July most of all, and the highway turns wet and misty though it stays open. Some treks and boat rides close. A group should carry rain jackets and keep a dry change of clothes in the cabin rather than in the rear.
Only if the mini bus clears the forest by 9 pm, when the Muthanga and Bandipur gates close until 6 am. That usually means leaving Kalpetta by early evening. For a late party or campfire, stay the extra night and drive home after breakfast.
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